CHRONIC RECURRENT MULTIFOCAL OSTEOMYELITIS ASSOCIATED WITH CROHNS-DISEASE

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) was first described by Giedion in 1972 as a self-limited relapsing noninfectious inflammat ory condition usually affecting children and adolescents, The associat ion of CRMO with psoriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis, and SAPHO syndrom e (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) has been d escribed, In this case report, we present a 49-year-old man with CRMO coexisting with Crohn's disease, To our knowledge, this is the first r eport of CRMO with Crohn's disease without the presence of pustular sk in lesions or other features of SAPHO syndrome.